System, method, and article of manufacture for shipping a package privately to a customer
First Claim
1. A method for sending a package to a customer at a physical address via a shipper while preserving customer privacy, comprising:
- receiving an order from the customer, the order including a unique identifier corresponding to the customer;
sending the package to the shipper in fulfillment of the order, the package including the identifier;
deriving the physical address from the identifier; and
delivering the package from the shipper to the customer at the physical address.
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Abstract
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention facilitate in sending a package (112) to a customer at a physical address via a shipper (106) while preserving customer privacy. In accordance with an embodiment, an order is received from the customer (102). The order may include a unique identifier corresponding to the customer. A package (110) is sent to the shipper (106) in fulfillment of the order, the package including the unique identifier. Then, the customer'"'"'s physical address is derived from the unique identifier and the package is delivered (112) from the shipper to the customer'"'"'s physical address.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for sending a package to a customer at a physical address via a shipper while preserving customer privacy, comprising:
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receiving an order from the customer, the order including a unique identifier corresponding to the customer;
sending the package to the shipper in fulfillment of the order, the package including the identifier;
deriving the physical address from the identifier; and
delivering the package from the shipper to the customer at the physical address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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21. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for causing a computer to perform a method for sending a package to a customer at a physical address via a shipper while preserving customer privacy, the method comprising:
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generating shipping label information for a merchant, wherein the shipping label information includes neither a name nor the physical address of the customer;
converting the shipping label information into the name and the address of the customer after a shipper receives a package from a merchant with the shipping label information; and
providing the name and address of the customer to the shipper for delivery of the package to the customer.
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22. A registration system including a database for sending a package to a customer while preserving customer privacy, comprising:
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means for receiving a registration request from the customer, the registration request including a name, a physical address, and a financial information of the customer;
means for creating an account for the customer in the database based on the registration request; and
means for generating a unique identifier corresponding to the customer;
means for converting the unique identifier into the name and the physical address of the customer using the unique identifier; and
means for providing the name and the address of the customer to the shipper. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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